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SMEG Australia's 30 years of 18ft Skiff Racing
by Frank Quealey
Championship winning record for League's long term partner
Posted on 22 Jul
2026 18ft Skiff European and Mark Foy Championship
by Frank Quealey
Exciting young talent emerging in the 18s at Lake Garda
Posted on 6 Jul
Take the long way home
by John Curnow, Sail-World.com AUS Editor
A few days ago, my phone lit up with a WhatsApp call from Michael 'Spiesy' Spies
Posted on 1 Jul
The Kings of the Lowriders
by John Curnow, Sail-World.com AUS Editor
Well before SailGP, there was Grand Prix 18-Foot Skiff Sailing, so what links the two?
Posted on 16 Jun
Mondiale VGL to deliver 18ft Skiff fleet to Europe
by Frank Quealey
The partnership will see Mondiale VGL manage the complex international movement of boats
Posted on 12 Jun
Latest photos
2016 JJ Giltinan Championship-winning Smeg Team (from left, Ricky Bridge, Lee Knapton, Mike McKensey)
JJ Giltinan champions with the trophy in 2021
Smeg 2025-26 on a typical NE spinnaker run between Shark and Clark Islands
Smeg, 2023-24 season, on Sydney Harbour
The Omega Smeg 2000 team in action
Smeg scores a narrow victory at the Giltinan World Championship
First Giltinan champion for Smeg in 1996-97
Ash Rooklyn's first career in the 18s as skipper of Noakes Youth
Smeg races to the finish line to take out the 2021 Giltinan World Championship
Lee Knapton's 2016 Giltinan World champion Smeg skiff
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